Broom-holder



(No Model.)

E. M. WRIGHT.

BROOM HOLDER.

Patented Oct. 13, 1891..

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'UNiTnn STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ELIZA M. VRIGHT, OF BROOKLYN, NEY YORK.

BRooM-HoLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 461,252, dated October13, 1891. Application filed February 28, 1891. Serial No. 383,252. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it ntay con/cern:

Be it known that l, ELIZA M. WRIGHT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Broom-Holders; 'and 'Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Myinvention relates to an improvementin brush and broom holders, andmore particularly to an improvement upon that for which Letters Patentwere granted 'to me, bearing date the 12th day of August, 1890, andnumbered 434,413, the object of the invention being to provide auxiliarysupports for a broom,

-whereby brooms of different sizes may be tightly held by the device andbe capable of ready removal.

A further object is to provide a broom holder with detachablespring-sustained supports, whereby a broom will be held with a yieldingpressure.

Vith these objects in view the invention consists in the combination,with a broomholder, of spring-sustained arms connected thereto forholding a broom with a yielding pressure.

The invention also consists in the combination, with a broom-holder, ofauxiliary springsustained arms removably connected thereto; and theinvention also consists in the novel construction and combination andarrangement of parts, as hereinafter set forth, and pointed out in theclaims.

'In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of abroom-holder having my improvements applied thereto. Fig. 2 is aseparate view of the auxiliary arm or support. Fig. 3 is a View of amodification.

My improvements are equally well applicable to various forms of brushand broom holders, but will be herein described in con-l nection withthe device patented by me as above mentioned.

The holder comprises two vertical arms a b, connected at their upperends by a cross-bar c, loops h h being formed on and made to projectfrom the cross-bar c in line with the vertical arms a b by which tosecure the device to the wall or otherobject. The lower end of the arm ais bent at right angles and made with a loop e for the reception of adusting-brush, and the lower end of the arm h is bent at rightv anglesand made into an elongated loop e for the reception of a whiskbroom,said arms a b being provided with perfor-ations e2 above the loops e efor the reception of fastening devices. The arms d b are also providedwith laterally-projcctinghooks fg for the reception of a dust-pan andstove or blacking brush,respectively. The crossbar c is extended at bothends beyond the arms a to produce arms cl, these arms d and thecross-bar c producing in effect an open loop adapted to support a broom,and at the ends of the loop thus formed my-improve- 'ments are located.Located on the curved portion of each arm is an auxiliary dish# shapedarm or supporthsaid arm or support being bent or formed to con formtothe curvature of the arms d. The arms or supports 1 will preferably bemade of spring metal and are each provided with an arm 2, which is firstbent backwardly and downwardly and then upwardly to embrace the armd.The arms or supports l may be readily slipped on the arms CZ from theends of the latter, and when in place on the curved portion of the armsd produce yielding supports for a broom. By thus providing auxiliaryyielding supports brooms of different sizes may be supported by the samedevice and all be capable of ready Withdrawal.

Instead of forming the arms2 integral with the arms or supports l saidparts may be made separate and soldered or otherwise secured together.

In the form of the invention shown in Fig. 3 the arm orsupport l isprovided at its lower edge with an upwardly-projecting spring-lip 3,adapted to bear at its free end against the arm d. By this meansadditional rigidity will be afforded the arms or supports Withoutmaterially affecting their elasticity. The lip 3 may also be madeseparate from the body of the arm or support l and secured thereto.Other slight changes might be made inthe details of construction of myinvention without departing from the spirit thereof or limiting itsscope. Hence I do not wish to limit myselfto the precise details ofconstruct-ion herein set forth; but,

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Having fully described my invention, what Iy claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination, with a broom-holder, of an auxiliary arm or supportvyieldingly connected to said broom-holder in position to embrace abroom or other article placed between them, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with a broom-holder, of a dish-shaped supportyieldingly connected thereto, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination, with a broom-holder, of auxiliary arms or supports,and an arm projecting from said auxiliary supports and adapted toembrace the broom-holder, substantially as set forth.

4t. The combination, with a broom-holder, of auxiliary arms or supports,an arm projecting from said arms or supports and adapted to embrace thebroom-holder, and aspring- ELIZA M. VVRIGrHT.A

Witnesses:

CATHARINE C. MCINTYRE, PAUL GORHAM.

